episode_0026

“Can elves eat meat?”

“… … … ?”

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I asked Lucia, the expressionless elf who guided us, about the eating habits of elves.

… I didn’t specifically ask to cook meat.

This is because elves have a strong image of being vegetarian, and as people who cook, they believe that such tastes should be respected.

Even among vegetarians, there were many different types.

Lacto-Ovo is good for eggs and milk. Vegans do not even allow secretions such as dairy products or honey.

Going one step further, raw-veganism, which does not even allow cooking of ingredients, etc.

There are so many different types of food, but it is impossible to cook them roughly in the name of vegetarianism.

At first, I thought, ‘Why are you asking this?’ Lucia, who was looking at me with that feeling, soon clicked her tongue and opened her mouth.

“It seems that humans have a prejudice that elves are vegetarian, but that doesn’t mean we can’t eat meat. I just don’t need to eat it.”

“… … huh? for a moment. This is my first time hearing that too.”

“Actually… .”

Afterwards, she slowly began to explain the eating habits of elves.

… In short, she explained that elves are ‘Flexitarianism’.

Flexitarian means a light vegetarian diet that focuses on vegetables but does not necessarily eat meat or dairy products.

We shook our heads when they explained that elves love vegetables and that they are vegetarian because there are many vegetables in the forest.

“… How do you build muscle if you don’t eat meat at all? When I looked at the escorts, they had quite a bit of muscle.”

“Thanks to the blessings of the World Tree. Unlike humans, we elves can obtain sufficient nutrition by absorbing the energy of the World Tree.”

‘… Are proteins made through something similar to photosynthesis? ‘It’s a strange setting.’

… After hearing the shocking truth about the elves’ source of protein.

Elizabeth glanced at Lucia in surprise.

“The explanation is quite detailed. Unlike other elves, they are kind.”

“… … .”

-Tsk, tsk, tsk.

“… It would have been nice if I hadn’t had the habit of clucking my tongue.”

However, Elizabeth’s eyes narrowed again at the sound of clicking her tongue.

I stepped in and clapped as if mediating between the two.

“Elizabeth, doesn’t everyone have that kind of habit? And Lucia, thank you. Thanks to you, I have an idea of what kind of dish to cook.”

“Cooking, suddenly what.”

“Watch it. Because it will be worth seeing.”

‘I used up all of the cow bone last time… I’ll have to go with that this time.’

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After a while.

-Tooo!!!

‘The very large cauldron you only see in military documentaries… ‘I never thought I’d write it.’

I summoned a large cast iron pot with the ‘Blessing of Vulcan’, which has now become the effect of a hearty soup.

I was amazed at the size, which could easily fit 100 Mummi.

‘… Wait, do you really need to light this in the furnace? If I just put this up, the induction slab will break.’

“Lucia. I’m just asking, can I light a fire in the vacant lot?”

“Do you need a light? If necessary, I will call a spiritist.”

“Oh. Thank you, Lucia. That’s kind of you.”

“… … … .”

For a moment, I wondered how I would secure the firepower, which is the most important part of mass cooking, but I was worried because Lucia had summoned 10 fire spiritists.

I didn’t expect that 10 people would be invited, but for someone with an expressionless face and rotten eyes, the person is strangely kind.

With my liking for her rising slightly, I quickly started preparing the ingredients.

‘Let’s see… Looking at the size of the pot, you can make 250 servings 4 times.’

After looking at the capacity of the pot and making a quick estimate, the first thing I picked up was… onion.

Since onions play a very big role in this dish, I was generous and bought about 8 kilograms at the store. I spent about 20,000 points.

-Hwiiing… Wow.

‘Hi. In what period of time will this be done? .’

“… Shall I call the handymen too?”

“Wow, Lucia! Thank you so much!”

“… … … .”

I couldn’t help but sigh, wondering when I was going to finish everything, but thanks to Lucia bringing female elves from somewhere, the time was shortened considerably.

-Why do we have humans… .

-I told you to do it.

-Hehe, hehe. princess… .

-Oh, I understand!!

‘… I heard that elves only know about themselves, but that’s not true at all, right?’

It’s a bonus that the prejudice that arose after hearing Elizabeth’s words melted away as she peeled the onions with clumsy skills, even shedding tears.

After that, I excitedly left the cooking to them.

“Lucia~ Can I ask for carrots and potatoes, too?”

“… … Yes.”

“Wow!! Lucia, thank you so much!! Lucia is the best!!”

“… … … … Yes.”

‘I never thought the elves would be this cooperative from the beginning. ‘This is going to happen faster than you think?’

As 20 elves joined in as helpers, the peeled vegetables piled up in front of me at a fairly fast pace.

and… From here on, it was my turn to act.

‘I’ll show you the majesty of Chinese food!’

-bang! Okay. Bang bang bang! Okay.

“Angel, it seems like you use a knife better than me when it comes to cooking!!”

“I heard it’s really amazing. When I just stand in the kitchen, I feel like people change.”

Chinese food moves rhythmically on a cutting board.

Unlike the chef’s knife, which is better for pushing and chopping, the Chinese knife, which is optimized for cutting, cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces in an instant.

Lightly cut the onion in half and then divide it into 6 pieces. Hold and rotate the carrots to create irregular shapes, and cut the potatoes into 8 large pieces.

‘The meat… Since it’s a patient food, I’ll give it a uni-jjajang-like texture.’

-Help. Tuk.

After all the vegetables were cleaned, the large piece of hind leg meat that had been put off until the last minute to prevent cross-contamination finally went on the cutting board.

Then, I summoned another Chinese sword and started pounding the sword.

-Tang tang tang tang tang!!!

“… I don’t know how you can cut such a large piece of meat with those slender forearms.”

“Last time I saw you, you saw that you were cutting bones without any problem… Isn’t it a blessing from the Lord?”

With the admiring glances of the people around him, the meat instantly became minced meat of just the right size.

… Now that the ingredients are ready, all that’s left is to stir-fry them.

“Spirituals? Light… .”

“… … … .”

“Lucia, please~ Can I ask for a light~?”

“Do it.”

“Yes.”

‘Lucia, you seem to be a very high-ranking person. Even stiff-necked spirits are under their control.’

Fire spirits summoned by 10 spiritists.

Afterwards, the spirits clung to the cast iron cauldron with reluctant expressions.

Then, the pot heated up in an instant and gave off a hot haze.

It was so hot that any decent person would get heatstroke just by cooking in front of this…

-Tiring!

[This is an effect given to the cooking skill, avoiding conditions such as ‘burn’ and ‘heatstroke’ that make cooking impossible.]

Special cooking skills. Even in small details like this, it is a scam.

I approached with a calm face and poured soybean oil into the pot.

Oil that heats up instantly.

I was checking the heat rising from the oil with my hand, and only added the ingredients when the temperature reached higher than I expected.

-Chaaa!!!

‘First the onion.’

The first thing that went in was onions.

The pot, which was too hot, suddenly cooled down when a large amount of onions were added, reaching just the right temperature for frying.

and… From here is the most difficult part of this dish.

‘Summons.’

-Shuuk.

I made up my mind and summoned something.

What I summoned was a shovel.

“Warrior, if you’re going to sell the land, I… .”

“It’s not like that. where… Okay!!”

-Pow!

A shovel that looks shiny and hygienic, but I don’t know what it’s made of.

I stuck the shovel into the pot and started digging up the onions.

‘… I saw it in a military documentary, and a shovel is definitely more convenient than a spatula.’

“Oh my god. Cook with a shovel… ?”

“This is a common recipe among cooks! Of course you’re an angel!!”

I am carefully frying the onions, being careful not to scratch the pot with the shovel.

Normally, if it is a large-scale feeding, it will stop when the onions become transparent…

———Afterwards, I sautéed the onions for 15 minutes.

I asked Lucia to adjust the firepower. ‘Deglazing’ is done to melt stuck things with water in between.

Just sincerely. Endlessly.

-It’s a mess.

‘Even though I accelerated in my spare time with Kronos’ blessing, it’s still difficult…’ .’

“… Hero, everything has turned pitch black? Isn’t it burnt?”

But this seemingly foolish effort brought me a dark brown treasure.

Before you know it, the onion has shrunk to an unbelievable size and has turned into a mushy jam.

This was the birth of ‘Caramelize Onions’, a frequently used ingredient in French and other high-end cuisines, and a test of the cook’s patience.

“This is really delicious. Would you like to try it?”

“It’s not burnt… Sweet!?”

“Angel, how can onions produce such sweetness? … !!?”

“Onions are originally a sweet vegetable similar to most fruits. If you fry it with a lot of care, it becomes sweet like this.”

After giving it a taste to the two people who were looking at the result with skeptical eyes.

After all the onions were retrieved from the pot, only then did the actual cooking begin.

-Chi-ik!

‘In mass cooking, moisture is Maillard’s enemy… The firepower is good, so it’s stir-fried well.’

Until the ‘Maillard reaction’, also called the ‘amino carbonyl reaction’, occurs…

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To put it simply, the minced meat was fried until it was golden and crispy, and the delicious aroma filled the empty space.

As a side note, I added potatoes and carrots and stir-fried them for some time…

-Shoot.

I poured the water that the elves had drawn in advance until the ingredients were sufficiently submerged.

Stir-fry well and combine the mushy onions.

“By the way, a hero. Don’t you season it? It looks like they’re making soup, but they didn’t add salt even once.”

“I’m going to put it in now. where… .”

‘Shop window!’

And, the highlight of this dish.

I quickly entered the store window and summoned something.

‘… Help me, the curry is mild!!

-dump.

“… … … ?”

What I summoned was 5 kg of Korean curry powder worth 30,000 points.

It would be nice to use Japanese solid curry or try making a traditional curry starting with garam masala…

This is the cheapest, and more than anything, since curry is basically full of spices, it is prepared with a mild taste that will not leave anyone liking or disliking it as much as possible.

Even children who are new to curry and spices eat it with great enthusiasm, so even elves will eat this without a problem. hmm.

“Hero, that’s… .”

“I’m busy right now, so I’ll reply later.”

-Gurgling.

People around me ask, ‘What on earth is that?’ There were a lot of people looking at me, but I calmly mixed the powder with water and poured it into the pot.

Then, the contents of the pot instantly turned to an appetizing golden color.

All that was left was to boil it, stirring well to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.

-Tiring! You have succeeded in producing ‘Large Capacity Curry’! As a quality bonus, an additional effect, ‘Overheal’, is applied to cooking.

[Large volume curry – a regular menu item for group meals. By persistently frying the ingredients well, we surpassed the limits of mass cooking.]

The curry was completed shortly.

and…

‘The curry is fine. rice is… ha. I’ll have to do this 10 times.’

I summon rice and cauldron separately. I started cooking rice 10 times.

If you cook too much at once, the rice may become undercooked or burn, so cook it in portions like curry.

Fortunately, unlike curry, there was no problem using acceleration, so the rice cooking itself was finished quickly…

As a result. 250 servings of curry and rice were prepared in front of me.

“Lucia. Give this to patients.”

“… There must be a reason why your sister brought you here. huh. Everyone, feed the patients food.”

Afterwards, under Lucia’s direction, curry rice was delivered to critically ill patients all at once.

“Floretta, open your mouth. ah… .”

“… … … !!!!!?”

I watched with confident eyes as the slightly watery curry rice flowed into their mouths.

I was ready to shout out to the girls who were completely cured in an instant, ‘What do you think? This is my cooking skill.’

—however,

-Jerit.

‘… … … Ugh. Canfs, really.’

What came back to me was a completely different reaction than before.